On April 7, 2023, the reconstruction of Prager Straße in Leipzig will begin. The section from An der Tabaksmühle to Friedhofsgärtnerei will be modernized and expanded by December 2025. The aim of this construction project is to promote environmentally friendly means of transportation such as buses, trains and bicycles and to increase safety in Leipzig's city traffic. The main part of the conversion is to increase the track spacing between the street An der Tabaksmühle and the cemetery nursery. In the future, wider streetcars of the new generation will run on these new, extended tracks.
The first week of the construction work will mainly be used for preparatory measures. During this time, detour routes and replacement stops will be set up. On Naunhofer Straße/Gletschersteinstraße, the crossing for the rail replacement service will also be constructed. Prager Straße will remain open to traffic until 4 a.m. on April 14. After that, Prager Straße and the An der Tabaksmühle junction will be closed, which will be carried out jointly by the City of Leipzig and Leipziger Gruppe.
